Cecil beaton queen elizabeth6/27/2023 ![]() He was designer for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady (1964) and also did the costumes in On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970). He designed the costumes for Lerner and Loewe musicals in the 1950s. Beaton worked on Broadway and in Hollywood. Many of these celebrities became his friends. Other celebrities he photographed include Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Johnny Weissmuller (the actor who portrayed Tarzan on film), Coco Chanel, Jean Cocteau and Pablo Picasso. He was the photographer chosen for the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. The Royal Family commissioned Beaten to photograph Her Royal Majesty, the Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace 1939.ĭuring World War II, he was appointed a war photographer, and his images of the German Blitz became famous. Beaton was also associated with Stephen Tennant, and his photographs of their circle of friends remain of interest to historian because of their representation of the younger generation in the upper classes of Britain in the 1920s and 1930s. ![]() This collaboration proved to be successful, and he was associated with the magazine for decades. ![]() A breakthrough in his career was when he was awarded a contract with Vogue magazine in 1927. ![]()
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